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Mar 21, 2016

DANGEROUS TRUCKING Co. * USA

* DC - Fatal crash, false logs trigger shutdown of Massachusetts trucking company 

-- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered the immediate shutdown of Worcester, Mass.-based J and J Transportation after an investigation following a fatal crash found the company couldn't produce required documents ranging from maintenance records to logbooks... The investigation revealed that J and J Transportation has a history of poor compliance, FMCSA said. During roadside inspections over the past 12 months, the company’s vehicles were placed out-of-service at a rate of 33%, which is 1.5 times the national average, according to FMCSA’s imminent hazard out-of-service order... During the investigation, the company claimed that it had used only two drivers in the previous 12 months. But investigators discovered that J and J had actually used seven or more drivers during that period... 
(Photo) -- Washington, DC, USA - TruckingInfo - March 17, 2016

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Oct 16, 2014

DANGEROUS TRUCKING COMPANIES * USA: Legs Transport

* Illinois - Driver accuses trucking company of forcing him to falsify logs 

(Photo: Drivers' Log)
Chicago,ILL,USA -NBC Chicago, by Phil Rogers -13 Oct 2014: -- A suburban trucking company expected its drivers to stay on the road far beyond what is allowed by law, according to a driver who says he was fired for refusing a long run to Mississippi... That driver, who asked to remain anonymous, said that when he told his bosses at Legs Transport in Bellwood that he was being forced to falsify the logs which all truckers are required to maintain... "I was basically told to change my logs if I wanted to keep my job,” that driver said. He cited an example of an August trip he made to Golden, Colorado, which required him to spend 16 hours on the road on the way out, and another 19 hours on the return trip to Chicago. On that trip, he said his logs indicated that he had been driven by someone else to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick up the truck. But he said that was untrue, that the trip originated in suburban Chicago. “I had to do it,” he said. “If I didn’t do it, they’d just find another driver that would” ... Federal rules state drivers cannot be on the road more than 11 hours without a 10 hour break... Legs Transport refused NBC 5’s repeated requests for an interview, and ordered a producer off of their property when she attempted to get comment. But the driver provided a tape, which he said he made on his telephone from an exit interview, where he allegedly confronted his bosses about the long hours and falsified documents...

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Sep 29, 2008

* USA - Department sues Mexican company for drivers’ back wages

Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine - September 26, 2008: -- The U.S. Labor Department has filed a lawsuit against Cemex, a Mexican-owned company with U.S. headquarters in Houston. Cemex, a provider of cement and concrete products, allegedly failed to pay overtime to about 2,000 cement truck drivers in eight states in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act... Affected employees of Cemex worked in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina... The Houston Chronicle reported that the government estimates the drivers are owed more than $5 million in back wages for overtime they put in during the past three years... A spokesman for Cemex contends the company is in compliance with all U.S. labor laws...

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